Advancing the ball quickly

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This team needs some easy baskets. Yet they dilly-dally on something as simple as inbounding the ball after the opponent makes a basket.

They frequently look at each other wasting time deciding who's going to inbound the ball.

Why can't the coach get that sorted before the game begins. Who should inbound the ball? It shouldn't be left to chance.

Get the ball inbounded and across the center line as quickly as possible.

Quick baskets are often some of the easiest.

The focus of basketball should be putting the ball through the rim as often and as easily as possible.

Defense is a necessary evil. You need some but it shouldn't be the focus of the game.
 
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Barnes must HATE to speed up the game. Very rarely has he had a team that is really proficient in the transition game. Unless he has a superstar guard, he just doesn't let them run. We have some pretty good athletes. Too late in the season now to up the tempo. oh well.
 
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jeff1vol said:
Barnes must HATE to speed up the game. Very rarely has he had a team that is really proficient in the transition game. Unless he has a superstar guard, he just doesn't let them run. We have some pretty good athletes. Too late in the season now to up the tempo. oh well.
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Actually I think Rick wants uptempo as often as possible....but not at the risk of a bad turnover (count me in that camp as well). We have the guards that can push it...the 3 and 4 that can clearly run the floor...and depending on who's at the 5...more than capable 5's that can run the floor. I understand your point but I think Rick prefers up-tempo...under control. JMO
 
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tennrich1 said:
Actually I think Rick wants uptempo as often as possible....but not at the risk of a bad turnover (count me in that camp as well). We have the guards that can push it...the 3 and 4 that can clearly run the floor...and depending on who's at the 5...more than capable 5's that can run the floor. I understand your point but I think Rick prefers up-tempo...under control. JMO
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The Florida strategy against us is certainly a factor on why we are not able to get it quickly up the floor. Many teams sacrificing offensive rebounds in order to prevent the run-out easy baskets.
 
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RockyTop140 said:
The goal of basketball is to have more points than the other team. Defense is half the game. It’s that simple
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I have an 11 year old granddaughter who's started playing organized basketball for the first time. Me being the Papa I am gently explained the goal was to have more points at the end. And if we didn't rebound and play aggressive defense then we couldn't have possession of the ball to do what it takes to win....SCORE!... Your point is spot on!!
 
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1200DPI said:
This team needs some easy baskets. Yet they dilly-dally on something as simple as inbounding the ball after the opponent makes a basket.

They frequently look at each other wasting time deciding who's going to inbound the ball.

Why can't the coach get that sorted before the game begins. Who should inbound the ball? It shouldn't be left to chance.

Get the ball inbounded and across the center line as quickly as possible.

Quick baskets are often some of the easiest.

The focus of basketball should be putting the ball through the rim as often and as easily as possible.

Defense is a necessary evil. You need some but it shouldn't be the focus of the game.
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cardvolfan said:
The Florida strategy against us is certainly a factor on why we are not able to get it quickly up the floor. Many teams sacrificing offensive rebounds in order to prevent the run-out easy baskets.
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Yup. We got out and ran a ton early in the season and had great success. We also played fast as the offense gelled to end last season. Barnes definitely has no issues letting his guys run, as long as they’re under control. Other teams would rather keep us in the halfcourt though, as we’ve seen in SEC play.
 
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1200DPI said:
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Defense is a necessary evil. You need some but it shouldn't be the focus of the game.
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I understand fans wanting to see flashy offense, but I couldn't disagree more.

Defense is more than half the game. Out on the court, it's the one thing you as a player and a team control!
I'd much rather have 5 crashing the boards for defensive rebounds, then mosey up the court to allow players to catch a brief breather.

I played on some teams that were all about transition points, and only when we had two BIG dudes in there to control the defensive boards did we prevail. We played some exciting ball ...but we were never better than a .600 team.
 
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I think all the OP.is saying is when a possible opportunity presents itself then PUSH. We have smart guards who can pull it back and start our O. We are probably leaving some easy points on the table each game.

Nothing to do w style points. Although, fast breaks are fun to see.
 
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1200DPI said:
This team needs some easy baskets. Yet they dilly-dally on something as simple as inbounding the ball after the opponent makes a basket.

They frequently look at each other wasting time deciding who's going to inbound the ball.

Why can't the coach get that sorted before the game begins. Who should inbound the ball? It shouldn't be left to chance.

Get the ball inbounded and across the center line as quickly as possible.

Quick baskets are often some of the easiest.

The focus of basketball should be putting the ball through the rim as often and as easily as possible.

Defense is a necessary evil. You need some but it shouldn't be the focus of the game.
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Our opponents seem to be getting more break sways than we are.
 
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1200DPI said:
This team needs some easy baskets. Yet they dilly-dally on something as simple as inbounding the ball after the opponent makes a basket.

They frequently look at each other wasting time deciding who's going to inbound the ball.

Why can't the coach get that sorted before the game begins. Who should inbound the ball? It shouldn't be left to chance.

Get the ball inbounded and across the center line as quickly as possible.

Quick baskets are often some of the easiest.

The focus of basketball should be putting the ball through the rim as often and as easily as possible.

Defense is a necessary evil. You need some but it shouldn't be the focus of the game.
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I know he's gone now(finally), but Fulkerson was the worst for that. I used to scream at the TV for him to pick up the ball and throw it in. Forget fast breaks, I just didn't want a 5 second call.
 
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jeff1vol said:
Barnes must HATE to speed up the game. Very rarely has he had a team that is really proficient in the transition game. Unless he has a superstar guard, he just doesn't let them run. We have some pretty good athletes. Too late in the season now to up the tempo. oh well.
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I think he intentionally slows the ball down, it seems like we pass up a whole lot of open shots early in the shot clock, only to end up having to take a bad one as the shot clock runs out. That helps the defensive numbers, but it can lead to some cold shooting nights.
 
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jarnol32 said:
I think he intentionally slows the ball down, it seems like we pass up a whole lot of open shots early in the shot clock, only to end up having to take a bad one as the shot clock runs out. That helps the defensive numbers, but it can lead to some cold shooting nights.
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Barnes has said frequently in press conferences that he wants the players to shoot when they are open instead of waiting for the perfect shot. He takes players off for not shooting from time to time as well.
 
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Arkansas ran Kentucky out of Rupp last night with an aggressive defense and piles of points, dunks and highlights in the transition game, getting the ball into the paint before the Kentucky defense could settle in and get to their defensive assignments.

Arkansas didn't spend a lot of time rolling around on the perimeter, the ball went to a mismatch if it developed but the ball eventually went toward the basket on offense, a game Tennessee is capable of playing, but for some reason doesn't have an appetite for right now.
 
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tennrich1 said:
Actually I think Rick wants uptempo as often as possible....but not at the risk of a bad turnover (count me in that camp as well). We have the guards that can push it...the 3 and 4 that can clearly run the floor...and depending on who's at the 5...more than capable 5's that can run the floor. I understand your point but I think Rick prefers up-tempo...under control. JMO
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Well if he does... the entire team certainly aint listening to the head coach. There could be a lack of leadership on this team from a player level. JJJ should be, but he just doesn't have that trait. ZZ may not be comfortable in that role yet as a sophomore. Who knows?
 
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1200DPI said:
This team needs some easy baskets. Yet they dilly-dally on something as simple as inbounding the ball after the opponent makes a basket.

They frequently look at each other wasting time deciding who's going to inbound the ball.

Why can't the coach get that sorted before the game begins. Who should inbound the ball? It shouldn't be left to chance.

Get the ball inbounded and across the center line as quickly as possible.

Quick baskets are often some of the easiest.

The focus of basketball should be putting the ball through the rim as often and as easily as possible.

Defense is a necessary evil. You need some but it shouldn't be the focus of the game.
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I looked at a stat sheet the other day and Ut was last in the sec in fg attempts
 
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